It turns out Blake Griffin’s rookie season was over before it started. Clippers.com announces that Griffin will have season-ending surgery on his knee.
After experiencing some discomfort during his recently-accelerated rehabilitation program, Clippers’ forward Blake Griffin was examined Tuesday afternoon by Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles.
As a result of that examination, it has been determined that the healing in his left patella area has not improved to the expected required level. Griffin will undergo a surgical procedure in the near future, with a recovery prognosis of four to six months. Team personnel will be made available to the media. Further details will be made available as events develop.
The Clippers are currently 17-19 and just three games out of the #8 seed in the West, and were hoping that Griffin’s return would be the missing piece to the postseason puzzle. It’s a tough blow for the kid and the franchise.
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